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Tracking tortoises : the mission to save a Galápagos giant / Kate Messner ; with photographs by Jake Messner.

Author/creator Messner, Kate author.
Other author/creatorMessner, Jake, photographer.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2022]
Copyright Notice ©2022
Description64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 28 cm
Subject(s)
Contents An archipelago home -- Struggle for survival -- Baby giants -- Tracking Herbert -- A new tortoise for the team -- From volcano to laboratory -- Tomorrow's tortoises -- A Galápagos tortoise timeline.
Abstract "Take a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see Galápagos giant tortoises up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists study and protect these gentle giants. Page Plus links in the book lead to videos of scientists in the field"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
Interest age level Ages 9-14
Interest grade level Grades 4-9
Audience 1110 Lexile
Issued in other formOnline version: Messner, Kate, 1970- Tracking tortoises Minneapolis : Millbrook Press , 2021. 9781728419039
Genre/formillustrated books.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
LCCN 2020053050
ISBN9781541596115 (library binding)
ISBN1541596110
ISBN(ebook)

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